6 Amendments of Konrad SZYMAŃSKI related to 2010/2202(INI)
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68a (new)
Paragraph 68a (new)
68a (new). Underlines the obstacles still existing in parts of the world like Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Iraq, Somalia and Sudan for the unhindered profession of faith, both at the individual and collective level as well as growing intolerance against religious minorities in countries with grounded democratic traditions such as India and calls on the European Commission to insist on such issues in the context of its relevant political dialogues;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68b (new)
Paragraph 68b (new)
68b (new). Firmly condemns any criminalisation or punishment for ‘apostasy’ in relation to cases of conversion from one religion to another or from one religious denomination (subgroup) to another, still carried out in most of the countries of the Middle-East and North Africa; calls on the EU institutions to exert pressure on these countries to reject such practices, in particular when the capital punishment is foreseen; is deeply concerned about forced convertions practices still existing in countries like Saudi Arabia and Egypt and asks for a clear commitment on the part of the EU institutions as for the fight against such human rights violations;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68c (new)
Paragraph 68c (new)
68c (new). Recalls that in a number of countries in the world, prohibition, confiscation and destruction of both places of worship and of religious publications, as well as the prohibition of the training of clergy, is still a common practice; urges the EU institutions to counter such violations in their contacts with the relevant Governments;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68d (new)
Paragraph 68d (new)
68d (new). Supports the strengthening of clauses and conditionalities related to the respect of human rights, and in particular of the fundamental right to religious freedom, in bilateral agreements with third countries;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68e (new)
Paragraph 68e (new)
68e (new). Urges the EU institutions, in their contacts with the relevant Governments, to encourage those countries where blasphemy laws are instrumentalised for the purpose of persecuting members of religious minorities to amend or abolish such provisions;
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93
Paragraph 93
93. Calls on the Commission staff to meet regularly with civil society and Churches’ representatives in Brussels in order to foster dialogue with those partners who actually implement projects on the ground;